All about Colon Health: Getting a Colonic Cleansing and Its Benefits
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Colonic Cleansing and Its Benefits
What is a Colonic Cleansing?
A colonic cleansing is an alternative medicine practicewhich involves the infusion of water into the rectum by a colon therapist to cleanse and flush out the colon. The colonic cleansing removes a build up of waste which supporters of the practice believe is harmful for digestive and general health. Colonic cleansing can actually also be called by its alternate names colonic hydrotherapy, colonic irrigation and colon irrigation.
What is a Typical Colonic Cleansing Like?
After completing a health history form and consulting with the colon hydro therapist, the client is asked to change into a gown and lie face up on a treatment table.
The colon therapist then inserts a disposable speculum into the anus. The speculum is connected to a long disposable plastic hose connected to the colon hydrotherapy unit. Warm, filtered water is slowly released into the colon. The water causes the muscles of the colon to contract, called peristalsis. Peristalsis “pushes” feces out through the hose to be disposed in a closed waste system.
The client and the colon therapist do not smell the feces. The colon therapist usually looks at the feces through the clear hose, and may comment on the color.
The client undergoing a colonic cleansing typically feels some discomfort in the abdomen during the colon cleansing therapy. The colon therapist may apply light massage to the client’s abdominal area to facilitate the colon cleansing process.
After the colonic cleansing session, the colon therapist leaves the room, and the client may sit on a toilet to pass any residual water and stools. A typical colon cleansing session lasts 45 minutes to one hour.
Why Do People Get Colonics?
There are a number of reasons why people get colonic cleansing and here are a few:
- To remove accumulated waste from the colon
- To help prevent constipation
- To improve overall health
Health professionals are divided over the use of colonics. The majority of conventional health practitioners do not feel colonics can improve overall health. They believe colonics should only be used before certain medical procedures, such as a colonoscopy, or occasionally for constipation.
Proponents of colon hydrotherapy on the other hand believe that fecal matter can accumulate and harden in the colon. They believe this build up of fecal matter may:
- Prevent the absorption of water and nutrients
- Lead to constipation
- Allow harmful colon bacteria and yeast to grow
- Cause stagnant toxins to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the colon wall (called autointoxication)
Benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #1
Compression of neighboring organs disappears or attenuates when volume reduces in the colon when you undergo colon hydrotherapy. There’s a relaxing effect on organs above intestines such as the liver, heart, and lungs and sensation of lightness may be experienced.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #2
It reduces pressure in the intra-abdominal area which improves venous return from lower extremities and pelvic zone. Relaxes pressure on the hips and lumbar column and is beneficial to their mobility. It also relaxes abdominal muscles from the action of water temperature and massage that accompany the colonic and increases abdominal muscle tone due to reducing intestinal residues.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #3
It stimulates peristaltic action of intestines restoring normal muscle tone and therefore removal of constipation. Potential to correct intestinal transit problems such as constipation and diarrhea without resorting to prescription drugs.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #4
Sensation of well being due to the elimination of mucus, alimentary remainders not digested, gases and toxic bacteria. Relieves inflammation and edema due to elimination of irritating substances.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #5
It expels parasites due to alternating water temperatures and complementary additives to colonic water such as garlic and other vermifuge (parasite killing) herbs. Decreases demineralization of body because it improves metabolism.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #6
It relieves gynecological disorders such as cystitis and dysmenorrhea due to reduction of a prolapsed intestine. Reduces risk of complications after surgery because it reinforces natural immunity. We can suppose colon hydrotherapy improves functions of the large intestines, lymph and nervous system because a relation exists between them in the GI tract.
Colon Hydotherapy Benefit #7
This is good news for those who want to lose weight because you can take advantage of colon hydrotherapy to jumpstart your weight loss program. Colon hydrotherapy reduces weight and slims due to activating elimination. It creates an increase in mental capacity and rejuvenation since it decreases the degenerative process, normal or accelerated, by removing toxic substances that affect biological aging.
Hey great article about colon hydrotherapy! I think I’d be too scared to get one of those. I will stick with healthy eating, dieting & detoxing for now.
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